Jon Manley

Tacoma

Sports Reporter at Tacoma News Tribune

Sports reporter @thenewstribune. Husband, dad. Gonzaga '13. Vandelay Industries. Fircrest raised 🌲

Articles

All of The News Tribune’s high school athletes of the week for May 2025

3 days ago | thenewstribune.com | Tyler Wicke |Jon Manley

This list of the winners of The News Tribune's Athlete of the Week in May illustrates key moments in spring high school sports in the South Sound, including in state tournament games and playoff runs. Jake Miller's game-winning home run for Sumner baseball, Laken Elvig's three home runs and 29 strikeouts for White River softball and Eddie Bruner Jr.'s triple win at the state track meet for Lincoln were some of the highlights.
Mount Tahoma hires Stadium’s Batten as new boys basketball coach

3 days ago | thenewstribune.com | Jon Manley

Mount Tahoma athletics Courtesy Dominic Batten is headed from Tacoma’s north end to the south end. The former Stadium High School basketball coach is taking over as the new boys basketball coach at Mount Tahoma, where he teaches business and marketing. Batten coached at Stadium for six seasons after coaching at Spanaway Lake High School. He said being in the building at Mount Tahoma made the job too hard to pass up. He replaces Charles Pinkett, who stepped down after last season.
High school boys soccer: 2025 all-league teams in the South Sound

5 days ago | thenewstribune.com | Jon Manley |Tyler Wicke

STOCK | A soccer ball is pictured with a goal during a high school boys soccer game between Bartram Trail and Mandarin in Jacksonville, Florida, on November 21, 2023. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union] Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Un USA TODAY NETWORK All-league boys soccer teams around the South Sound for the 2025 spring season, as chosen by coaches.
Vote now for The News Tribune’s Girls Athlete of the Week (May 26 to 31)

5 days ago | thenewstribune.com | Jon Manley |Tyler Wicke

Bonney Lake’s Callie Wilson crosses the finish line in the 4A girls 200-meter dash on Saturday, May 31, 2025, during the 2025 WIAA Track & Field Championships at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, Wash. Wilson placed second, with a 24.56-second run. Liesbeth Powers Liesbeth Powers / [email protected] Vote now for The News Tribune’s Athlete of the Week for contests played between May 26-31. Voting will remain open until noon Wednesday. The poll is located below.
Vote now for The News Tribune’s Boys Athlete of the Week (May 26 to 31)

5 days ago | thenewstribune.com | Jon Manley |Tyler Wicke

Vote now for The News Tribune’s Athlete of the Week for contests played between May 26-31. Voting will remain open until noon Wednesday. The polls are located below. You can read about all of the candidates and their accomplishments below. Note: If you are not seeing the poll at the bottom of the story, try opening the story in a different browser, such as Chrome or Safari. Votes emailed will not be counted. Want to nominate a South Sound high school athlete in the future?
Mount Vernon’s offense explodes in 3A state championship win over Kennewick

1 week ago | thenewstribune.com | Jon Manley

Jon Manley [email protected] YAKIMAKennewick tried to pitch around Mount Vernon’s Xavier Neyens in the Washington WIAA Class 3A state championship game at Parker Faller Field in Yakima on Saturday. Three times, the Lions intentionally walked Neyens, the No. 1 prospect in the state and a projected first-round pick in this summer’s MLB Draft. But it turns out the rest of the Bulldogs can hit the ball pretty well, too.
After delay, Lake Washington ends Puyallup’s perfect season in 4A state semifinal

1 week ago | thenewstribune.com | Jon Manley

Jon Manley [email protected] YAKIMAA night’s sleep, the bright morning sunshine in Yakima and a change of uniforms from black to gold couldn’t change one thing: Puyallup was still in an 8-0 hole in the fifth inning of the 4A state semifinal game against Lake Washington. After Friday night’s game was postponed and moved to Saturday due to issues with the lighting at Parker Faller Field, Lake Washington’s big lead proved too much to overcome.
Light fight: Controversy postpones Puyallup vs. Lake Washington state baseball game

1 week ago | thenewstribune.com | Jon Manley

Some of the lights at Parker Faller Field in Yakima during Puyallup’s 4A state semifinal game against Lake Washington were not working on Friday, May, 30, 2025, causing officials and the WIAA to move the remainder of the game to 10 a.m. Saturday. (Jon Manley/The News Tribune) Jon Manley [email protected] Trailing 8-0 to Lake Washington after four innings, it looked like the lights were about to go out on Puyallup’s undefeated baseball season.
‘We just never give up.’ Kennewick rallies, stuns Gig Harbor in 3A semifinal

1 week ago | thenewstribune.com | Jon Manley

Jon Manley [email protected] YAKIMAIt looked bleak for Kennewick in Friday’s state baseball tournament semifinal game against Gig Harbor at Parker Faller Field in Yakima. Down to its final three outs, Kennewick trailed 5-2 in the top of the seventh inning. But the Lions didn’t falter, drawing two walks and a single to immediately load the bases. Then third baseman Dominic Driver drove in a run and right fielder Bradley Parker tied the game with a single, scoring two.
Tacoma basketball heating up. Silas hires Franklin Pierce basketball coach John Barbee

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jon Manley

After eight successful seasons at Franklin Pierce High School, John Barbee is leaving for a new challenge. He has been named the new boys basketball coach at Silas High School (formerly Wilson) in Tacoma. “I think the timing,” Barbee told The News Tribune when asked why it was the right time to leave. “It’s never a good time to leave a really good situation. We had a great situation at Franklin Pierce. But it’s the right time.